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EY- GDS – AI & Data – Manager – Forward Deployed Engineer

As part of our EY-GDS AI & Data team, we help our clients solve complex business challenges with the help of AI, Automation, Data Engineering technology. We drive value and discover opportunities in key business and functions like Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing and Auto, Supply Chain, and Finance.

The prospect

We are seeking a Manager for Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) with 9+ years of deep, hands-on engineering experience to design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions directly with clients. This role is ideal for an elite individual contributor who thrives in ambiguous environments,



prefers building real systems over managing teams, and can translate business problems into production-grade AI solutions. The individual should have worked on GenAI, AI/ML, Data Science solutions on multiple proprietary enterprise AI tech stacks along with Hyperscalers, Platform AI tech stack.

Role Purpose:

Lead complex end-to-end deployments in production at strategic customers.
Lead the discovery, design, development, and deployment of high-impact AI / GenAI-powered solutions in close collaboration with client stakeholders.
Build LLM-driven applications, RAG systems, and agentic workflows that demonstrate measurable business value.
Drive innovation by creating reusable accelerators, frameworks, and reference implementations for enterprise GenAI deployments.
Enable rapid experimentation and large-scale adoption of AI, data, and cloud platforms through hands-on engineering leadership.

Key Responsibilities

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